Ohio State guard Aaron Craft (4) shoots the game-winning basket against Iowa State in a third-round game of the NCAA college basketball tournament on Sunday in Dayton. Ohio State won 78-75.

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Rob McCurdy
Telegraph-Forum

When Thad Matta was on the summer AAU circuit, he saw something in the rosy cheeked kid playing alongside blue-chippers like Jared Sullinger and Adreian Payne.

"He always had the best guy on the other team and his team always won," the Ohio State coach said earlier this season when asked about his point guard Aaron Craft. "Seeing that in him is invaluable to us, and it's just kind of in his DNA and his makeup."

If there's a gene for defensive prowess, Craft has it. He certainly has the genetic tools for great defense. ...